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Volume ll.—Number 2.
Citizens Vole For Home Guard Unit
Citizens Bank Building Is
Offered For Consolidation
Os Jail And County Offices
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Commissioners Appear
Interested In William
t Privott’s Proposal
'no pricenamed
and Various County
W Offices Would Be
Centralized
Because of more or less frequent
agitation of late relative to the con
solidation into one building of the
numerous offices used by different
county agencies, as well as the re
peated recommendations by grand
juries in recent years concerning
Chowan’s antique jail, the County
Commissioners on Monday gave ear
nest and interested consideration to
proposal that they eventually take
'possession of the Citizens Bank
Building, and house the jail and oth
er offices there under one roof.
The proposal was placed before
Othem by William S. Privott, one of
the bank building owners, but was not
made for the purpose of forcing any
immediate sale of the structure, but,
as Mr. Privott explained it, was of
fered as a suggestion not only
worthy of consideration, but one
which the county might find itself
necessary to go into more deepQy at
some near future time.
It is seldom that the County
Board listened as attentively as the
members did to Mr. Privott, and oc
prosecutor indicated that the Com
missioners were not only much con
firmed over the office and jail situa
"«ion but viewed the bank building
proposal as possessing merit when
the time comes for action. No men
j tion was made as to the price of the
■building, but it was disclosed that the
is paying around $125 per
month for office rentals in addition
to jail maintenance charges. Mr.
Privott, speaking solely for himself,
thought the bank could be secured
at a figure cheaper than the county
could buijti, and with a possible bond
issue that could be handled at a less
annual cost, or no more, than is now
~ being paid otherwise for rentals.
AM r * Privott said he brought the
iflatter up because it was generally
reckoned that the ancient county bas
tile was fev bad shape, and that it was
jtMg a question of a few years before
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Williams, Hart And
Vaughan Added To
Board Os Health
Specific Duties of Health
Officer Will Be
Defined
Membership of Chowan County’s
Board of Health was perfected Mon
day afternoon .when Mayor J. H.
McMulian, D. M. Warren, chairman
of tiie Board of County Commission
ers, and W. J. Taylor, county super
intendent of schools, met to elect
two physicians and one dentist to
complete the board.
Those elected were Dr. L. P. Wil
. liams, Dr. Boland Vaughan and Dr.
W. LHart, Jr., whose terms will be
for two years each.
Another meeting of the entire
board will be held next Monday, at
which time a county health officer
will be elected. It was agreed, how
ever, at Monday’* meeting that be
fore a health officer is named, for
there was only one applicant
Monday, the duties of the health
officer dhotdd be more deadly defined.
This was deemed necessary in that
there appears to be an overlapping of
responsibilities of the Welfare De
partment and the Bertie-Chowan
Health Department. The specific
dutieliof jthe county health officer
at;various times been discussed
lVe County Commissioners, who
1 .-■■M***** reluctant to pay bills
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Due Warning |
Despite the fact that 1941 city
automobile tags should be dis
played, Chief of Police G. A.
Helms reports that there are a
number of automobile owners
who have not yet secured the new
plate. The law provides for dis
play of the city tag and unless
it is purchased and displayed at
once, the police have been in
structed to make arrests.
Sale of city tags in December
of this year is somewhat ahead
of last year, Miss Louise Coke,
collector, reporting that during
last month she sold 255 tags as
compared with 225 for the same
period the previous year. 'Pros
pects are, therefore, that more
tags will be sold this year than
in 1939.
Ann Chappell Chosen
Princess In Suffolk
Peanut Celebration
Mayor Makes Appoint
ment of Edenton’s
< Representative
At the request of John B. Pinner,
general chairman of the National
Peanut Festival, to be held in Suf
folk, Va., the last week in January,
Mayor J. H. McMullan has appointed
Miss Ann Chappell as a princess to
represent Edenton in the Queen’s
Court.
In connection with the festival, a
two-day affair, the exact dates of
which have not been set, there will
be dances and other social affairs, a
parade, a coronation ceremony as
well as other interesting events.
Miss Chappell has accepted Mayor
McMullan’s appointment and will at
tend the festival as Edenton’s repre
sentative, and her many friends are
hopeful that she will be crowned
queen.
Christmas Savings
Breaks All Records
125 More Members En
roll In Club Than
Last Year
Increasing popularity of the Christ
mas Saving Club at the Bank of
Edenton is reflected in the fact that
already the 1941 membership has
shattered all previous clubs. Early
this week there were 125 more who
had joined the various denominations
of the club than was the ca9e last
yeap, which fact will also increase
the amount of cash distributed just
prior to the holiday season in 1941.
Each succeeding year since the
Christmas Saving Club was inaugu
rated by the local bank both member
ship and the amount deposited have
'Surpassed the previous year. Mem
bership in the club now reaches into
much of the adjacent territory, which
is a source of gratification to bank
officials, who pride themselves upon
the gradual expansion of the bank’s
territory for transacting business.
Wedding Invitation Is
Recalled Due To Illness
Mr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Long wish
to recall the invitation to the wed
ding at Trinity Church, and recep
tion of their niece, Miss Ermine
deGraffeuried Peek and Doctor Wil
liam Alexander Graham on Saturday,
January the eleventh, on account of
illness in the family.
A private ceremony will be per
formed by Rt. Reverend Thomas C.
Darst at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Long in the presence of a few
near relatives at six thirty p. m.
Edenton, Chowan
E. H. S. Football Boys
Guests Os Rotarlans
At Banquet Friday
Coach Jim Tatum of
Carolina Principal
Speaker
AT 7 O’CLOCK
Feature Will Be Picture
Os Carolina-Duke
Game
Edenton High School’s football
squad, together with Coach Jimmy
Maus and officials of the team, will be
entertained Friday night by Edenton
Rotarians. The affair will be held
in the Parish House, but instead of
the usual day of Rotary meetings, it
will take place Friday night at 7:30.
o’clock.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion willl be Coach Jim Tatum, of
the University of North Carolina.
Mr. Weaver is director of freshmen
athletics at the University and as
sistant to Coach Ray Wolf. He is
allso one of the principal scouts for
the football team. Mr. Tatum was
Coach Carl Snavely’s assistant at
Cornell before coming to North Car
olina, and his acceptance of an in
vitation to speak has created a con
siderable amount of interest in the
meeting.
Tom Byrum, former Edenton High
School star and last season one of
the most promising linemen on the
freshman squad, is expected to ac
company Coach Tatum.
Another feature of the occasion
will be showing of moving pictures
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Lions Interested
In Enlargement
Os P. 0. Quarters
Committee Is Appoint-*
ed to Inaugurate
Campaign
Agitation for enlarged post office
quarters in Edenton took definite
form at the Lions Club meeting on
Monday night when the matter was
discussed and a committee appointed
to plan a campaign in an effort to
add another story to the present
building. . The committee appointed
by President Geddes Potter to work
out details is composed of W. J. Tay
lor. It was pointed out in the dis
cussion that by the addition of anoth
er story office space could be cen
tralized for various government
agencies at present scattered about
town.
Members of the club were gratified
over the report of the Rev. W. C.
Benson, who was put in charge of
the distribution of Christmas pack
ages to poor children on Christmas
eve. Mr. Benson reported having
distributed 25 of these packages, go
ing into both city and country homes,
and he was complimented for his ef
forts in the undertaking.
J. Frank White, Jr., was in charge
of the program, which took the form
of a quiz relating to State affairs.
W. J. Taylor was high man in the
contest, having answered 11 of the
12 questions correctly.
COMMISSIONERS RAISE OFFICIALS’ PAY
ORDERED IN 1035; RACK SALARY? —HUSH!
Despite the fact that they were
dealing with lawyers, the County
Commissioners on Monday failed to
untangle a legal question which has
been hanging fire since 1936. It all
came about when J. N. Pryden ap
peared before the Commissioners
with a request that he be paid
$62.60 per month instead of SSO as
salary for Judge of Recorder's Court.
In 1936, several years after all
county officials’ pay was reduced,
John F. White had passed an act in
the. General Assembly raising the
salaries of the Judge and prosecutor
from S6O to $62.60, the sheriff in
cioased S6O per month snd a slight
increase to the clerk of Recorder's
C. Os C. Concerned
Over Failure Build
New Bus Station
Town Permit and Lease
Negotiated Over
Year Ago
COMPLAINTS
Town Council Will Be
Asked to Take Some
Action
Concern for the failure of the Nor
folk Southern Bus Corporation to
build a new bus station was vigorous
ly registered at the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce held in the
Municipal Building Tuesday night.
It was brought out that the bus
company over a year ago leased the
property between S. C. Mills and the
Western Auto Associate store and
at that time expressed the purpose
to occupy a new station by January
Ist, of last year. To date nothing
has been done pointing to a new
building other than filling up the lot
and storing a large pile of unsightly
bricks.
Over a year ago Town Council ap
proved plans for the building, which
would add considerably to the at
tractiveness of the corner, and fol
lowing a discussion of the situation,
President J. W. Davis instructed Sec
retary C. L. McCullers to write a
letter to Town Council urging the
Town Fathers to get down behind
the matter to the end that the build
ing will soon be erected or else
rescind the permit which was issued
last year.
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Roy McMillan Will
Speak To Veterans
Tuesday, January 21
Regular Meeting Post
poned Due to Con
flicting Affairs
Due to so many other conflicting
meetings, the monthly meeting of
Ed Bond Post was postponed from
Tuesday night until Tuesday night,
January 21. At that time, John A.
Holmes, commander of the Post, an
nounced Tuesday that Roy McMillan
of Raleigh, will be present and speak
to the Legonnaires.
Mr. McMillan is a candidate for
commander of the North Carolina
Department, and is very anxious to
meet and speak to all ex-service
men.
Pruden Reappointed
As County Attorney
Having the only application before
the County Commissioners at their
meeting Monday, W. D. Pruden was
re-appointed as attorney for Chowan
County.
Mr. Pruden’s salary, which had
been $135 per year, was raised to
$l5O. This increase resulted, no
doubt, because of action just pre
viously taken when the Commission
ers decided to raise salaries for the
Sheriff, Judge of Recorder’s Court,
Prosecutor and Clerk of Recorder’s
Court.
Court. At that time, however, the
Commissioners objected to the salary
increase and refused to pay it. In
stead, the usaal amount was ordered
paid as salary with a paragraph
written on the back of each voucher
to the effect that the check was set
tlement in full for that particular
month’s salary. Os course, those
concerned felt that they were entitled
to the increase, but cashed the checks
as they were received.
Under these circumstances the
matter drifted along until Monday,
when Mr. Pruden took it upon himself
to have a showdown.
He told the Commissioners that he
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Committee of Seven Named
To Select Officers For Unit
And Meet With Gen. Metis
Witnesses
Despite the fact that the Coun
ty Commissioners on Monday
were well-pleased with Sheriff J.
A. Bunch’s report relative to
collection of taxes during Decem
ber, qne item on his report prov
ed far less popular with the
group. This item had to do with
an expenditure of $113.50 for
grand jury witnesses.
During the last term of court
the grand jury summoned 227
witnesses, over 100 of whom
were called in the case of W. T.
Satterfield, which is scheduled to
be tried at the special term of
court the last week in January.
The bill was paid, but to say the
least, it was reason for more
than one frown.
Bank Os Edenton’s
Current Report Is
Best In History
Better Than Officials
Dreamed Ever Would
Be Realized
That conditions are on the up
grade in this section is strikingly re
flected in the report of the Bank of
Edenton. The report, appearing
elsewhere in this issue of The Herald,
is the best report ever submitted in |
the history of the • local institution, j
According to the report the bank
has loans totaling $1,179,774.44, |
while deposits have reached an all
time high of $1,397,491.01. Cash on
hand as of December 31, was $329,-
421.09, at which time there were no
liabilities in the way of unpaid Mils
or borrowed money.
The report is reason for a great
deal of pleasure on the part of bank
officials and employees, the former
frankly admitting that they never
dreamed of being able to have such a
splendid report.
Special Term Os
Court January 27
Governor Orders Term;
Judge Bnrgwyn to
Preside
Due to an accumulation of both
criminal and civil cases, Governor
Clyde Hoey has ordered a special
term of Chowan Superior Court to be
held the week of January 27. For
this term of court Special Judge
William H. S. Burgwyn of North
ampton County, will preside.
Included on the docket there are
already six criminal cases, as well as
several civil actions which • will con
sume a considerable amount of time
for trial.
On the civil calendar the first case
set for trial is R. L. Chesson vs.
Kieckheffer Container Company, of
Plymouth. This case has been drag
ging in court for several years, Ches
son finally winning a verdict over
the pulp mill for breach of contract.
The Plymouth concern appealed to
the State Supreme Court, which body
ordered a retrial.
Chowan PTA Meets
Next Tuesday Night
A meeting of the Parent-Teachers
Association of Chowan High School
will be held in the school auditorium
Tuesday night, January 14, at 4:30
o’clock. IFor this meeting L. L.
Stevens, principal of the Hobbsville
school, will be the principal speaker.
It has been announced that a prize
wSI be awarded to the grade having
the largest attendance of parents,
and it is hoped a large attendance
will be on hand.
This newspaper it ckcu - j
lated in the territory I
where t Advertisers will I
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Definite Action Taken at
Meeting Held Tues
day Evening
UNANIMOUS
Expressions By Various
Ones Support Or
ganization
Edenton citizens at a called meet
ing Tuesday evening voted to organ
ize a home guard unit. The meeting
was called by Mayor J. H. McMullan
and D. M. Warren, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, at
the invitation of Adjutant General
J. Van B. Metts to sound out public
opinion. Twenty-four representative
citizens were present for the meeting
which was held in the Court House
at 5 o’clock.
Mayor McMullan at the outset
read, a letter from General Metts, in
which the purpose of the unit as
well as the methods of organization
and operation was explained, then
asked Mr. Warren to preside.
Mr. Warren, stating the purpose of
the meeting, asked for expressions
from various men present and with
out a single exception, the idea was
approved and thought to be a good
thing for the town.
Jasper L. Wiggins, former mayor,
a Spanish-American war veteran and
at present chairman of the Chowan
County draft board, was first to ex
press his views. He *he unit
would be the only one of its kind in
the Albemarle and that Edenton was
honored in being invited, to organize
a unit. Mr. Wiggins, in his re
marks, emphasized the psychological
effect the news of America’s mobiliz
ing five million troops had, on the
totalitarian countries and compared
this with the effect a home guard
woqld have on lawlessness. Mr.
Wiggins was of the opinion that the
majority of those enlisted in the unit
should come from those draftees
who have been placed in deferred
classes in the selective service draft.
He emphasized his approval of a unit
by saying it would be an honor to the
town and is vital and necessary un
der present conditions.
John A. Holmes, also very favor
able to the organization, said that
for sometime a home guard has been
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Campen Ready To
Discuss Legislation
For Chowan County
New Representative Re
lates Position on Sev
eral Matters
J. G. Campen, Chowan County’s
new representative in the General
Assembly, left Ed,enton Monday, to
gether with Mrs. Campen, to occupy
his seat in the lower house. Mr.
Campen left in time to be on hand
for the caucus on Tuesday, and upon
leaving he stated that he had noth
ing special in mind pertaining speci
ficially to Chowan County.
However, he made it plain that if
there is anything he can do for his
constituents back home he will be
only too glad to give a hearing, for
which purpose he has already made
arrangements if the occasion arises.
Before leaving he stated his posi
tion on the sales tax, saying that he
prefers a flat reduction rather than
removing some items from the tax
able list. The latter, in his estima
tion, will cause no end of trouble
and confusion for many merchants.
Mr. Campen also said that he fav
ors a retirement fund for State em
ployees and school teachers, as well
as an increase of pay for teachers
and a nine-months term of school.
The new representative takes his
position seriously and before leaving
said that if anyone comes to Ra
leigh while the House is in session
he will mast likely be found in his
seat looking after the interest of
Chowan County as well as the State
as a whole.